Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-12-27

pensiop or account of service in the
Mexican war.
Mr.. Gustav Brown will have a full
supply of choice Celery and fine Oys-
tiers on hand to-day Saturday. to
fill Christmas orders.
A complete line of gold and silver
4himhies, Watch Chains, Charms,
Rings, Bracelets, etc. at C. w.
BRowN's Jewelry Store.
a written guarantee given to the
EFFECT that n Christmas Gift bought
at c. w. BRowN's JeweIry Store
will be fully appreciated.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for W. p. Brown, William Her
aid, Miss Josie Thomas, Wilbur A.
Winters and Wericks & WILDER.
The premises of Mr.. Willard Nor
row. near Kabletown, were raided by
chicken thieves last Thursday night,
and about twenty-five chickens sto-
len.
Mr.. John o. johnson has erected
= neat additional Office building for
Mrs. Maxwell. to be occupied by
Hon. w. II. Travers as a consulting
room.
The man hat dreamed he dwelt in
marble halls did not feel half so hap
ply as the one that purchased a fine
Gold Watch at c. w. BIowN's Jew
clry Store.
The Halltown Literary Society will
give entertainments on December
2Gth and 9th. Doors open at Z
O'Clock. The money to be applied
to church purposes.
Mr.. Gustav Brown announces that
he has W handsome dressing cases,
d chance upon which will he given to
every purchaser to the extent of so
cents worth of goods.
Clayton, the faithful Sr1R1T carrier
boy, will present to II patrons a
handsome and interesting holiday
greeting, and we hespeak for him 4
repetition of their usual IiheraIity.
Not so very long ago it was said
that the earth would he so full of
people that its product will not feed
them. In order for every II TO re-
ceive a Christmas gift C. w. Brown
has an unusual large assortment of
JeweIry, Watches, etc.
Mr.. r. A. Alexander, the popular
and efficient Special Adjuster of the
Peabody Insurance Company, will
leave on Monday for st. George,
Tucker county, in this State, to adj
just losses by the recent very de-
structive fire in that town.
Henry DUNN offers TO purchasers
at his store a decided attraction-a
beautiful, mammoth doll, which has
been handsomely dressed by the
Misses Ware, and a chance in the
drawing of which is given with every
purchase of Toys to the amount of
25 cents.
Married-at the residence of the
brides father, November I'd, 1887,
by the Rev. w. II. Meade, MI. Jno.
F. Sheppard to Miss Mary Dascap.
Raines, of Roanoke county, Va. Mr..
Sheppard will return to Washington.
D. c., where he will still engage in
business rs ice merchant of that city.
The Oakland Sunday School will
give az Exhibition on Tuesday night.
December 9th. Admission 20 cts,
children ID cts. Doors opened at 6
O'Clock. On Wednesday night, De-
cember 2Sth, the school will have 4
Christmas Tree. Admission free
Both to be held at Oakland Church.
Messrs. Weirick & Weller nave
just put in, at their machine shops, a
new water wheel, made, as we are in
formed, on entirely scientific princi-
piles planned and constructed by NJ.
S. Weller, and pronounced a fine
piece of workmanship, rejecting
much credit upon him. Less than
five weeks time was occupied in doing
the entire work.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Mr.. c. j. Cavalier, q prominent
young merchant of Harper's Ferry.
to Miss Mamie, daughter of Mr.. Oh
liver Kemp, the popular and efficient
superintendent of construction of
bridges and buildings of the BaIti-
more and Ohio for the first and sec
ond divisions. The wedding takes
place on the 9th inst, at the home
of Mr.. Kemp on Bolivar Heights.